
Recommended read
A Short History of England
Simon Jenkins
A brisk, readable survey of English history from the Romans to the present.

The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.

Anund Jacob
Sweden
1022–1050

Henry I of France
France
1031–1060

Emperor Renzong of Song
China
1022–1063

Macbeth, King of Scotland
Scotland
1040–1057

Emperor Go-Suzaku
Japan
1036–1045

Pope Benedict IX
Papacy
1032–1044; 1045–1045; 1047–1048
Emperor Xingzong of Liao
China
1031–1055
Macbeth
Scotland
1040–1057

Michael IV the Paphlagonian
Rome
1034–1041

Edward the Confessor
England
1042–1066

Zoe Porphyrogenita
Rome
1042–1055

Michael V Kalaphates
Rome
1041–1042

Theodora Porphyrogenita
Rome
1042–1056
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Recommended read
Simon Jenkins
A brisk, readable survey of English history from the Romans to the present.
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